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'Headless' human bodies could replace lab animals for scientific testing: 'A great source of organs'

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...
MIT Technology Review

These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing

Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development. Earlier this week, the UK’s science minister announced an ambitious plan: to phase out ...
STAT

The end of animal testing? Transitioning to models is promising — but no silver bullet

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently published Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies may have caused a stir across the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, but ...
AOL

‘Headless’ human bodies could replace lab animals for scientific testing: ‘A great source of organs’

A biotech startup seeks to end animal testing with the creation of headless human bodyoids. Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with ...